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  • By James Suckling
    10/2/2019, (See more on JamesSuckling.com...)

    (Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Red, France) Login and sign up and see review text.

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Vintage Tastings

  • By John Kapon
    50 In Style, 7/24/2009

    (Chateau de Beaucastel Chateauneuf du Pape) Login and sign up and see review text.

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JebDunnuck.com

Vintage Tastings

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The WINEFRONT

  • By Campbell Mattinson
    1/1/2005, (See more on The WINEFRONT...)

    (Chateau Beaucastel Chateauneuf du Pape) Login and subscribe to see review text.

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RJonWine.com

  • By Richard Jennings
    10/30/2015, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 96 points

    (Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape) Bricking medium dark red violet color; appealing, aromatic, dried cherry, dried raspberry, dried berry nose; rich, wonderful, black raspberry, tart berry, dried berry, licorice, dried raspberry palate; long finish

  • By Richard Jennings
    2/7/2014, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 95 points

    (Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape) Bricked medium dark red violet color; appealing, lifted, aromatic, licorice, baked berry, baked fig, dried berry nose; rich, complex, dried berry, licorice, black cherry, blackberry syrup palate; long finish 95+ points

  • By Richard Jennings
    3/30/2013, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 95 points

    (Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape) Bricking dark red violet color; licorice, lavender, dried berry, baked plum nose; tasty, maturing, delicate, licorice, garrigue, dried berry, beet juice, baked plum palate; long finish (very clean bottle)

  • By Richard Jennings
    12/14/2011, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 94 points

    (Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape) Bricking dark red violet color; light brett, tart black fruit, garrigue, anise, bacon fat nose; tasty, dried black fruit, dried berry, garrigue, charcoal, anise palate; long finish

  • By Richard Jennings
    2/1/2011, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 97 points

    (Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape) Group's #3 (my #1) – 88 pts.; 1, 5, 2, 1 - bricking medium red violet color with clear meniscus; nice charcoal, subtle garrigue, anise, smoke, dried berry, chocolate nose; lovely, youthful, dried berry, garrigue, anise, chocolate palate, a hedonistic delight; long finish (one of the cleaner, most brett-free, bottles of '89 I've tried)

  • By Richard Jennings
    3/15/2009, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 96 points

    (Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape) Medium red violet color with pale meniscus; sexy, bretty, truffle, mushroom and dried cherry nose; very good, youthful, tart cherry, berry, mineral palate with a core of sweet borscht; medium-plus finish 96+ pts.

  • By Richard Jennings
    6/12/2008, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 92 points

    (Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape) Slightly cloudy garnet red color; tart cherry and tree bark nose; tight tart cherry, woody palate; medium finish (weakest bottle I've ever had of this vintage, and I've had it at least 7 or 8 times)

  • By Richard Jennings
    2/8/2008, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 92 points

    (Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape) Dark red color with pale meniscus; mature plum and dried cherry nose; youthful, juicy, tart cherry and berry palate; medium-plus finish 92+ pts.

  • By Richard Jennings
    12/1/2007, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 97 points

    (Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape) Tart red fruit and horseradish nose; gorgeous tart red fruit, cherry, minerals and horseradish palate with depth; long finish

  • By Richard Jennings
    11/8/2007, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 95 points

    (Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape) Dark garnet red color; sexy plum and berry nose; rich, sexy, red fruit, cherry, plum palate with depth; long finish (WOTF)

  • By Richard Jennings
    9/19/2007, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 96 points

    (Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape) Garnet red color; sexy, cherry and herbs nose, with none of the brettiness often encountered in ’89 Beau; wow, tart red fruit with sweet edges and herbes de Provence notes; long finish (WOTF by 5 votes to 4 for the ’90 Beau)

  • By Richard Jennings
    3/17/2007, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 97 points

    (Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape) Tight, slightly meat nose; gorgeous on palate, ripe cherry, ripe plum, savory edges; long finish

  • By Richard Jennings
    4/30/2004, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 95 points

    (Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape) Caramel, cherry nose; youthful, peppery, spicy, black fruit palate; long finish

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